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Week of April 30 Sunday, April 29, to Tuesday, May 1: NEASC Accreditation Committee Visit to TA Monday, April 30: Timber Framing Structure Raising Continues Friday, May 4: Blood Drive at TA, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Progress Report Period Closes Saturday, May 5: TOP Green-Up Day Kayaking Trip: Contact Scott Ellis for more information Looking Ahead: Week of May 7 Wednesday, May 9: ODW Day (Operation Day's Work - Community Service Day) Thetford Academy Day of Giving: Help us make May 9 the #mostgenerousdayatTA! 2018 Honors Celebration, 6 p.m., Vaughan Alumni Gymnasium Athletics Tuesday, May 1: MS Baseball vs Rivendell, 4:30...


Come see this hope-filled documentary film, filled with the wisdom of people, mostly younger, who see the wounds being revealed all around the world and are actively engaged in healing the planet in their own inspired way. Dancing with the Cannibal Giant is a 45-minute film that captures five remarkable stories of people and places that are transforming the world. It follows the work and inspiration of people like Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm, Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman of Climbing Poetree , and Gillian Kapteyn and Russell Comstock of Metta Earth Institute. It is a regional film (the Upper Valley, Maine and upstate New York)...


TA juniors Shannon Hayes and Maximilian Horster were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the River Bend Career and Technical Center. The National Technical Honor Society honors the achievements of top career and technical education students, provides scholarships for higher education, and cultivates excellence in today's competitive work force. Hayes is studying Health Science Technology, and Horster is enrolled in RBCTC's Emergency Services and Firefighting program. Congratulations and kudos to both students for this outstanding achievement!...


Dr. Ray Chin, Thetford resident and expert in pediatric behavioral medicine, will present a special program on Friday, April 27, on the subject of Mindfulness. Sponsored by TAPA (Thetford Academy Parents Association), this free program will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the TA Library.  Snacks will be provided. Mindfulness is the cultivation of focused attention on purpose to the present, moment-by-moment, without judgment (Jon Kabat-Zinn).  From a neuropsychological perspective, it is the practice of integrating mind and body to promote health and well-being.  Mindfulness practitioners can: increase awareness and alertness, increase cardiac health and strengthen immune systems, reduce anxiety and depression,...


Thetford Academy's one act play has been selected to advance to the New England Drama Festival after winning the Vermont state title in the State Drama Festival in Springfield on April 6 - 7. [caption id="attachment_7423" align="alignleft" width="488"] With the school's bell pealing, the one act cast and crew assembled atop Thetford Volunteer Fire Department's firetruck April 11, celebrating their victory in the state competition prior to being recognized in Assembly.[/caption] The talented TA cast and crew of 12 students, led by director Ray Chapin, performed The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged] (revised), having advanced to the state competition after winning the Regional...


Week of April 9 Monday, April 9 - Tuesday, April 10:   8th Grade SBAC Testing Monday, April 9 - Friday, April 13:   7th Grade Washington, D.C., Trip Thursday, April 12:   Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, April 13:   Early Dismissal Schedule, 8:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.   Looking Ahead: Week of April 16 Monday, April 16 - Friday, April 20:   Spring Recess   Looking Ahead: Week of April 23 Monday, April 23:  Classes Resume, 8:10 a.m. Friday, April 27:  Dance by 7th Grade (for 6th-8th Grades), 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.   Athletics For the full athletics practice and game/meet schedule, please see the...

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